Present day English Idioms
Pull yourself together
Calm down, compose yourself
Not the sharpest tool in the shed
Referring to someone who is not smart
The final nail in the coffin
The last event in a series causing someone's demise or failure
Once in a blue moon
Very rarely
Eagerly ready
Work extra hard at something, put in more effort
Head over heels
To be madly in love with someone
Cat got your tongue?
Someone is being too quiet/ trying to get them to speak
To put all your eggs in one basket
Having all your valuable items only in one place at the risk of losing everything
Like two peas in a pod
2 people that get along very well together
kill two birds with one stone
To solve 2 problems at the same time with one solution.
See eye to eye
When two or more people agree on something
Break a leg!
I wish you success in your performance
To cut corners
working in a quick and careless manner
Neck of the woods
An area (usually referring to where you live)
Add insult to injury
to make a situation worse
Hit the nail on the head
Meaning you have done something correct, matching someone's feeling/point
Pot calling the kettle black
Used to point out hypocrisy
Down to earth
being practical and realistic
That was the last straw
The final negative occurrence in a series of negative events that causes one to take action
face the music
to be confronted with the consequences for your actions
It's the bee's knees
excellent, of high quality
chew the fat
make small talk
To be full of beans
To have lots of energy
To be beside yourself
To be very upset